How is Homestead run?
Homestead’s village government spent $72,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $391 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Homestead didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Homestead is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
About $391 per resident a year, or $1.07 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 65%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Homestead didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Homestead yet
Every year of Homestead’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the village reported none of its dollars for 2022. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $1,063 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.81% of the home’s value, vs 0.85% across Missouri.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Homestead’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to Homestead’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Homestead →
Who’s in charge in Homestead
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Excelsior Springs 40 School District
Homestead’s K–12 school district, shared with Crystal Lakes, Excelsior Estates, Excelsior Springs, Wood Heights, Prathersville and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,277 per pupil, $6,799 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Missouri districts overall: 54% local, 35% state, 11% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Homestead’s votes are counted by county
Missouri reports official results by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Homestead alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Ray County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican73.8%8,602 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat25.1%2,927 votesOthers: 1.1% (133 votes).
Most votes in Ray County: Donald J Trump
Missouri: Trump 58.5%, Harris 40.1%
100% of Homestead lies in Ray County. Every 2024 race in Ray County is on the county’s page.
Ray County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Homestead.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Missouri HouseState representatives
- 3Missouri SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Missouri
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Homestead compares with the towns next door
Homestead’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 0 of the 1 towns next door reported 2022 figures. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Crystal Lakes | estimate | $1,491 |
| Homestead | estimate | $1,063 |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Homestead’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Homestead’s government
How much does Homestead spend per resident?
About $391 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Homestead didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $72,000.
What is the property tax rate in Homestead?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,063 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.81% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.85% across Missouri. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the village’s assessor.
Who runs Homestead’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Homestead yet.
How did Homestead vote in 2024?
Missouri counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Homestead alone. Ray County, where 100% of Homestead lies, voted Trump 73.8%, Harris 25.1% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Homestead?
0 full-time and 1 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $1,612 (about $19,344 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Homestead in the state legislature?
State Senate District 21 (Kurtis Gregory) and State House District 53 (Terry Thompson). The House district also covers 17 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Homestead’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (for Homestead, the Bureau’s estimates); day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →